Stovepipe-holder.



No. 705,964. Patented luly 29, |902.'

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STOVE-PIPE HOLDER.

(Applicaion med sept. 3, 1901,)

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UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH SHANNON RHODES, OF EAST EAS VEGAS, TERRITORXT OF NEW MEXICO.

STOVEPlPE-HOLDER.

SPEC FIGATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 705,964, dated July29, 1902.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osEPH SHANNON RHODES, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of East Las Vegas, in the county of San Migueland Territory of New Mexico, have invented a new and ImprovedS'tovepipe- Holder, of which the following' is a full,'clear, and exactdescription. Y

This invention has for its object to provide a novel simplestovepipe-holder that isA adjustable in its parts, so as to adapt it forgeneral service and permit its application to stovepipes of dierentdiameters and also enable its hooked engagement with' chimney- Walls ofdifferent thicknesses, whereby to clamp and hold the pipe in anaperturein'a chimney-wall and preventit from retrograde movementtherein.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts, asis hereinafter described, and definedin the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional plan View in part of a chimney-wall having apipe-hole therein, a stovepipe end entered in the pipe-hole, and theimprovement applied to retain the pipe in place. Fig. 2 is a side viewof an end portion of a stovepipe and of the improvement thereon. Fig. 3is a perspective view of the improvement detached from the stovepipe.Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a hook member in part--that is, aportion of the improvement-and shows one means for rendering the hookmember longitudinally adjustable; and Fig. 5 is a partly-sectional edgeView of a portion of one of the hook members for the pipeholder, showinganother means for adjusting its length.

In the drawings, which show the construction and application of theinvention, A indi cates the front Wall of a chimney-fine, having asuitable apertureB therein for reception of one end portion of astovepipe 10. The pipe that is shown in part when in completedcondition, as usual, affords a draft-conduit exa' tending from a stove,range, or furnace to enter the pipe-hole B for conducting wasteApplication led September 3, 1901. Serial No. 74r23l7. (No model.)

products of combustion from the stove to the chimney-Hue A. Near thevextremity of the stovepipe 10, which enters the aperture B, an annularbead a is formed'on the sheetmetal Wall of said pipe, and this beadusually deines the length of the pipe portion that occupies the aperturein the chimney-Wall.

Upon the pipe-body 10 an open clampingband 1l is mounted and adapted forconstriction upon said body, so as to closely embrace the same. Thepreferred means for securing the ends of the band l1 together in amanner which permits said ends to be drawn toward each other forreducing the diameter of the circular band consists, essentially, of thefollowing details of construction: Each end of the open band is bentoutward to provide arms b c thereon, and, as shown, the arm l) slightlyexceeds in length the arm c and has a longitudinal slot b' formed in it.While the slotted arm b is shown longer than the arm c, yet it is to beunderstood that the length of. the said arm will depend upon the pointat Which it is bent, this varying according to the size of the pipe tobe embraced by the band, as hereinafter described. A bolt d, having'ahead on one end and a nut d on the other end'adapted for adjustment onthe threaded 'portion of said bolt, is passed through a perforation inthe arm c until its head impinges thereon and also through the slot bwhen thelnut d' is removed. As the band 11A is made of strapiron andtherefore iscrease or diminish the diameter of the band to permit it totlt stovepipes of different sizes, an outward'movement of the boltincreasing its diameter and an inward movement diminishing it in anobvious manner, so that the band 11 may be clamped upon different sizesof stovepipes. f

From the band 11 two limbs 12 project in the same direction, these limbsbeing formed or secured at diametrically opposite points, one limb beingpreferably located adjacent to the arm c. An extension-limb 12' isprovided for each stationary limb 12, and the extension-limbs each havea hook e formed there IOO on, said hooks projecting outside of thecircleI defined by the clamping-band 1l. Each extension member 121L ofthe limbs 12 is ren dered longitudinally movable and securable upon arespective stationary limb, whereby to lengthen or shorten the two-partlimbs, as occasion may require. One advantageous means for effecting anadjustable connection between each limb member 12 and its matingadjustable member 12 is shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 5 of the drawings,and consists in forming the bodies ot thelimbs and their complementaryadjustable members with a succession of ribs h and intervening valleysh', or, in other Words, rendering said limbs and extensible membersundulating by corrugation of the same, so that the twok parts 12 12a ofeach limb may be interlocked together by imposing the movable members12a upon and in close contact with its mating member 12, a change inadjustment lengthwise being readily eected and the two sectionsinterlocked by engagement of the corrugated surfaces thereof in anobvious manner. A tubulated clasp 13 is mounted to slide upon each limb12, and when said clasps are slid over the lapped end portions ot thelimb members 12 l2 of each two-part limb it will be seen that the limbshave their members held from longitudinal and lateral displacement andpractically are as substantial as if they Were respectively formed ofone strip of metal.

In Fig. 4 is shown another means for holding the two members of eachlimb together, so as to be longitudinally adjustable. In thisconstruction the stationary limb 12b is flat and has a longitudinal slott' therein of suitable length. The body of the movable member 12c isalso flat, has a slot t' therein to conform with the slot in thestationary member l2b,and through the slots of the said members a boltis passed and by means of which the said members are securely lockedtogether. The member 12c is provided with a hook e', that projectslaterally in the same direction as the hook on the constructionhereinbetore described.

In application of the devic'e having extensible limbs constructed ineither way, as described, the band 11 is mounted upon the stovepipe 10and clamped in contact with the bead a, or near it, which will permitthe limbs on the band to project beyond the extremity of the stovepipe.The limbs are each adjusted for length, so that the hooks on theirprojecting ends will be adapted to hook upon the inner side of the wallA. The two-part limbs are bentl toward each other somewhat, this beingpermitted by the resilience of their bodies, and the hooks onV theirends are passed into the pipe-hole B until the hooks spring into normalposition and hook upon the inner side of the wall A, as clearly shown inFig. 1, which will adapt the device to hold the stovepipe inthepipe-hole B and prevent it from shifting endwise.

In order to remove the pipe from the chimney-aperture B, the clamp orband 11 is first released at its ends by removal of the nut d', and thensaid band is enlarged in diameter by springing its ends apart. This willallow the bead o; on the pipel to pass through the band 11 and thewithdrawal of the pipe from the chimney-wall. The pipe-holder may beremoved from the chimney-aperture B by springing its limbs toward eachother suiciently to permit the hooks on the ends of said limbs to bedisengaged from the wall A. Then the entire device will be released andcan be drawn away from the wall.

Having described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. The herein-described stovepipe-holder, consisting ofan open band of bendable material and having an outwardly-extending armat each end, one ot the arms being provided with a longitudinal slot, abolt carried by the short arm passed through the slot of the long armand provided with a nut, corrugated stationary limb members projectingfrom opposite sides of the band, corrugated extension limb membersoverlapping a portion of the stationary limb members and provided withhooks at their ends, and a sleeve on the overlapped portions ot' thesaid limb members, as set forth. v

2. A stovepipe-holder, comprising an open band of bendable material,arms on ends of the band, one arm having a longitudinal slot, ascrew-bolt and nut on the other arm, the bolt passing through the slotand the nut clamping the arms toward each other, and two limbsadjustable for length having hooks on outerends, and projecting from theband at one edge thereof. t

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH SHANNON RHODES.

Witnesses:

J. M. CUNNINGHAM, O, D. RHODES.

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